Shloka 6
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
उषितास्ते निशां तां तु दुर्योधननिवेशने । चिन्तयन्त: परिक्लेशान् पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्,विशेषतः सूतपुत्र कर्ण, राजा दुर्योधन, दुःशासन तथा महाबली सुबलपुत्र शकुनि--ये चारों उस रातको दुर्योधनके ही शिविरमें रहे और महात्मा पाण्डवोंको जो बड़े-बड़े क्लेश दिये गये थे; उनका चिन्तन करते रहे
uṣitās te niśāṃ tāṃ tu duryodhana-niveśane | cintayantaḥ parikleśān pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām | viśeṣataḥ sūtaputraḥ karṇaḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ duḥśāsanaḥ tathā mahābalī subalaputraḥ śakuniḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼らはその夜をドゥルヨーダナの陣営で過ごし、偉大なる心をもつパーンダヴァたちに加えられた痛苦の数々を沈思していた。とりわけ、御者の子カルナ、王ドゥルヨーダナ、ドゥフシャーサナ、そしてスバラの子にして剛力のシャクニはそこに留まり、過ちを償うよりも争いを継ぐことに心を傾けつつ、その苦しみを思い返していた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral psychology of adharma: instead of remorse and restitution, the antagonists dwell on the suffering they caused the righteous, reinforcing hostility. It implicitly contrasts noble endurance (mahātmanām pāṇḍavānām) with the corrosive fixation on harming others.
On the eve of the Karṇa Parva events, Duryodhana, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni spend the night together in Duryodhana’s camp, reflecting on the major troubles imposed on the Pāṇḍavas—setting the tone for continued strategic and hostile action.